High Point University Athletics

2020: Made four appearances out of the bullpen in the shortened season ... Finished with an ERA of 0.00 while only giving up two hits and three walks with six strikeouts over 4.2 innings of work on the year ... Threw a season-high 35 pitches in 3.0 innings with a career-high four strikeouts in his season debut against Lafayette (2/16) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2019: Made nine appearances out of the bullpen...High Point debut at Old Dominion (2/15) ... Tossed 3.0 shutout innings against William & Mary (3/2), collecting a pair of strikeouts ... Perfect frame of relief against Gardner-Webb (5/10) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

PRIOR TO HPU: Redshirted a year at the University of Hawai'i (2017) ...  2017 Big West honor roll ... Spent a year at the College of San Mateo (2018) ... 2016 graduate of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he played two years of varsity baseball … Aided the team to 2016 titles for both the West Coast Athletic League (WCAL) regular season and WCAL postseason, while receiving second-team all-WCAL honors as a pitcher … As a senior, earned a 6-1 record and 2.05 ERA, striking out 25 in 61.1 innings … Selected first team all-WCAL, second team all-Bay Area and was a CalHiSports all-state nominee …As a junior, his ERA was 1.77 with a 3-4 record, striking out 27 versus only 10 walks in 51.1 innings … Tossed complete games against nationally ranked St. Francis, De La Salle and Valley Christian … Was named the 2015 Serra Pitcher of the Year and picked up state-wide Player of the Week honors from the Central Coast Section and CalHiSports … Was a member of the National Honor Society, and received the Edge Youth Award, Most Outstanding Student Award and Serra Business Award … Played club baseball for five years for the Danville Zoots, West Coast Federals and Trosky Baseball.

PERSONAL: Born in Palo Alto, Calif … Nickname is “Appy” … Has one sister, Alissa, who played volleyball at Tulsa and UC Riverside … Uncle, Frank, played tennis at Fresno State and on the USTA Pro Circuit ... Uncle, Zach Elliott, played baseball at UC Santa Barbara and in the Philadelphia Phillies organization ... Uncle, Doug Kirk, played soccer at Pacific ... Aunt, Cindy, played tennis at UCLA ... Cousin Ashley Kirk, played soccer at San Diego ... Cousin, Stephen Dougherty, currently plays soccer at St. Mary’s … Parents are Rick and Mary Apecechea of San Mateo, Calif.